WATCH: Cole County leaders to give update on COVID-19 pandemic
Cole County leaders are expected to give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic at 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingCole County leaders are expected to give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic at 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingThe city opened up ice skating at Stephens Lake Park on Tuesday and ice fishing at Cosmo-Bethel Park last Friday.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Works has lifted parking restrictions on Thursday after being put into effect Monday.
Continue ReadingAccording to the state profile report, Missouri is now reporting 86 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.
Continue ReadingShortages of coronavirus vaccine doses continue, prompting some people to drive hundreds of miles to get the shot.
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri Representative Vicky Hartzler (R) has not said how she’s planning to vote on President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package. ABC 17 News spoke with the representative this morning about a number of issues regarding the pandemic. Hartzler raised concerns about the package saying it might be too
Continue ReadingLocal fire departments have been responding to an increase in fires in the recent weeks as the weather has turned colder.
Continue ReadingELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnett woman could face drug charges after deputies respond to an unsupervised child roaming the halls of an Eldon hotel. According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Brandy Batchelder was arrested Tuesday for 2nd-degree drug trafficking and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Deputies say more than four pounds
Continue ReadingTractor Supply Company and announced Wednesday morning it has acquired Orscheln Farm and Home.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The polar vortex has led to several issues across the Midwest, leaving several citizens with frozen water pipes across Mid-Missouri. In Columbia, the water and light department reported 201 people called about frozen pipes between Saturday morning and Wednesday afternoon. There have been 9 water main breaks in Columbia since Friday. A
Continue ReadingA look at what area transportation agencies were doing Wednesday to battle the latest round of wintry precipitation.
Continue ReadingSeveral Mid-Missouri schools have called off Thursday classes as snow continues to fall on roads that are already covered or partially covered.
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY COUTNY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is seriously injured after a wreck on Route F in Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Alex Clark was driving a 2015 GMC 3500 southbound on Route F, one and a half miles north of High Hill, when the vehicle crossed over the center line
Continue ReadingThe heads of Missouri’s health and education departments will be part of a panel of experts taking part in a question-and-answer session Thursday on ABC 17 News at 6:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire District responded to three fires Tuesday across the county. According to a release, the first fire happened just after 5:30 p.m. on W. Route K. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story house with smoke and flames coming from the second floor. Firefighters took control the fire and entered
Continue ReadingRush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican Party and nation, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.
Continue ReadingBoone Hospital Center is holding a coronavirus vaccination clinic Wednesday as harsh winter weather cancels events around the state.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Transportation said a Wednesday morning crash closed a portion of Highway 54.
Continue ReadingResidents across Mid-Missouri are still dealing with snow-packed roads on Wednesday morning.
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